Politicisation a nuisance
The Himalayan Times
4
January 2013
Among other sectors, education, which is
heavily funded sector, has been badly affected by the political instability in Nepal as reported in “Political crisis hurts
education” (THT, January 2, Page 5). It is very unfortunate to see the so-called
big parties still found squabbling for their self-centred political interests neglecting
the plight of the common people for their hardships and putting the nation in
political and constitutional vacuum. What a shame is this for them to be so
irresponsible and insincere towards the nation and its people? The President
has been indecisive in solving the political impasse and continues to extend
the deadline for these selfish political parties to forge consensus on finding
a common candidate for the next PM. How long does he continue to give such
grace period for them who did not seem interested to resolve the political crisis?
The politicization in almost all the
sectors owing to the political parties’ vestigial interest has been heavily
affected in their (sectors) quality attainments. As for education, the teachers
are found heavily engaged in political activities neglecting their responsibilities.
The government does not properly follow the existing rules and regulation while
recruiting teachers. There are more than 20000 temporarily teachers recruited without
uniform method. Their performance remains to be questionable because of the
insecure nature of their job. They should be made permanent using healthy
competition system through the Education Commission that is entrusted with the appointment
of teachers.
The School Sector Reform Program (SSRP)
which is a highly ambitious program being funded by major donor agencies with
the aim of addressing Millennium Development Goal (MDG) II, has suffered the
most due to government’s undue interference in its implementation and will
continue to be affected until the government becomes serious and responsible
which does not seem possible until the political situation in Republic Nepal stabilizes.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
